Hugh Futcher
Nacimiento : 1937-10-29, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
Sidney Mayer
In 1981, Gerd Heidemann (Jonathan Pryce), a war correspondent and reporter with the German magazine Stern, makes what he believes is the literary and historical scoop of the century: the personal diaries of Adolf Hitler. Over the next two years, Heidemann and the senior management figures at Stern secretly pay 10 million German marks to a mysterious 'Dr Fischer' (Alexei Sayle) for the sixty volumes of 'Hitler's diaries'. However, to the dismay of all, it is discovered after the publication of first extract that the diaries are crude forgeries, faked by Stuttgart criminal Konrad Kujau.
Steidl
A biopic about Austrian composer Johann Strauß.
Daphne's father
"While Wally was happy there wasn't much wrong with the world, and pints seemed a small price to pay for what he gave us. But don't forget what we gave him. We gave him the knowledge he was important, at least to us....."
Second Citizen (uncredited)
Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But formidable Councillor Prodworthy, head of the local women's liberation movement, has other ideas. It's open warfare as the women's lib attempt to sabotage the contest.
Ernie
This is the tale of industrial strife at WC Boggs' Lavatory factory. Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat; eventually everyone has to get fed up with him. This is also the ideal opportunity for lots of lavatorial jokes...
Crowd Heckler (uncredited)
Enrique VIII de Inglaterra (1509-1547), casado con Catalina de Aragón, hija de los Reyes Católicos, se encapricha de Ana Bolena, una dama de la Corte, y decide casarse con ella. Pero, como el Papa no accede a concederle el divorcio, rompe con la Iglesia de Roma y crea la Iglesia Anglicana (Acta de Supremacía de 1534), convirtiéndose así en la suprema autoridad eclesiástica de Inglaterra. Años después, el rey acusa a Ana de alta traición y ordena que sea ejecutada.
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Dr. Nookey is disgraced and sent to a remote island hospital. He is given a secret slimming potion by a member of staff, Gladstone Screwer, and he flies back to England to fame and fortune. But others want to cash in on his good fortunes, and some just want him brought down a peg or two.
Joe
Tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), los Aliados tuvieron que repatriar a los civiles confinados en campos de refugiados. Un testarudo oficial británico, el Mayor Burnside (David Niven), dirige uno de estos campos en Austria. Janovic (Topol), un refugiado veterano y políglota, se convierte en el intérprete y mano derecha del Mayor.
Sapper West
Durante unas excavaciones en Londres, aparece un extraño objeto de gran tamaño. Al principio se cree que puede ser una bomba de la Segunda Guerra Mundial lanzada por los nazis. El ejército descubre que no es nada parecido y llama al profesor Quatermass, que junto con el doctor en antropología Roney y su ayudante Bárbara Judd intentaran explicar el enigma. El profesor Quatermass descubre en su interior unas criaturas alienígenas que intentaron conquistar la Tierra en tiempos prehistóricos y, a través de sus experimentos en los primeros hombres, alteraron la evolución humana hasta llegar a su estado actual. Aunque adormecidas por muchos siglos, ahora existe el peligro de que puedan despertar y tratar de dominar a la humanidad.
Soldier (uncredited)
Two salesmen travel to a small South American Country to peddle their wares. However the country is in the middle of a major conflict between the Government led by Diaz and the rebels led by Torez. When Torez is accidentally killed the rebels mistaken pick up one of the salesmen, Eric, as he looks like Torez. Eric and Ernie are promised millions to carry on the charade once the rebels take charge. However once Eric takes charge he finds himself back in danger as scheming general Carillo plans to remove the impostor from his role.
Reggie
Carol Ledoux es una bella y reprimida joven belga que vive con su hermana Helen en un apartamento de Londres. Carol experimenta sentimientos simultáneos y contradictorios de atracción y repulsión hacia los hombres; por eso para ella resulta tan incómoda la relación que mantiene su hermana con un hombre casado. Cuando la pareja se marcha de vacaciones, Carol comienza a tener alucinaciones y su mente se desquicia.
Bed-of-Nails Native
Carry On favourite Barbara Windsor makes her debut in this outrageous send-up of the James Bond movies. Fearless agent Desmond Simpkins and Charlie Bind, aided and abetted by the comely Agent Honeybutt and Agent Crump, battle against the evil powers of international bad guys STENCH and their three cronies.